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June 13, 2008

I’ve been bitten by the bug

I have been listening to Cast On, a  knitting podcast by Brenda Dayne who is a knitter and an amazing pod caster & knitter living in Wales. I have been inspired to pick up some pointy sticks after 20 years of absence (since I discovered weaving). All I want to do is knit a pair [...]

June 7, 2008

Pure wool scarves

I was able to salvage some images from my broken memory stick. These are more photos of my men’s scarves I have on the loom at the moment.

Drawdown of this pattern using two colours in the warp and a single coloured weft. This will be my next warp. I got heaps of new colours in [...]

June 6, 2008

Fibres & textiles Class in Gingin

All the girls are going great with all our new techniques, we have more laughs than finished products & this is what keeps us coming back for more!
This is my twisted fibres yarn that I have been spinning for the past 3 weeks. The tips of my fingers are numb like frost bite so I [...]

June 6, 2008

Weaving pure wool scarves

I still have this warp on, which I will be weaving wider cotton stoles for my next warp, same pattern but  in 100% Australian cotton. My camera broke down so this is the best image of the pattern I have got. These are 100% pure wool in 2 colours light & dark green. This pattern [...]

May 27, 2008


April 26, 2008

Learning to weave

I found a little loom in a second-hand shop for $3.75!! It came with everything to start weaving & had never been used. So, I started Seán off (5 years old) & he is a natural. He was very proud of his weaving & I am so proud of him.

Seán was so happy with his [...]

April 12, 2008

One Whole Year of Blogging..

Well weavers, here it is, my first anniversary of ‘Shirley Treasure’ the blog. I am so glad to have had so many hits and people interested in my weaving, thanks to all for making my first year such a positive experience.
As I get more experienced with links etc. I hope to have many more years [...]

April 12, 2008

A visit from a weaver

Jenny Jackett visited me here in Gingin a couple of months ago. It was great to sit and chat with this wonderful and talented lady and the samples of weaving she brought for me to have a look at were gorgeous and very inspiring. The following images are Jenny’s weaving and weaving she purchased and [...]

April 12, 2008

Finished Baby Blanket

To finish the baby blankets I sewed a satin border around the weaving which squared them off perfect. Super soft and warm for the three new borns they were woven for. Warm hugs & cuddles xoxox

April 9, 2008

Weaving with Bamboo yarn

I have been commissioned to weave a length of fabric, which is going to be made into a jacket for a wedding dress. I started my search for yarns by ordering silk sample cards but could not find what I wanted. After i visited a yarn store in Perth I spotted it straight away….100% bamboo [...]